Given name
LeDawn
“as beautiful as the sunrise”
LeDawn is a variant of LaDawn. One American interpretation is “as beautiful as the sunrise.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
LeDawn is a variant of LaDawn. One American interpretation is “as beautiful as the sunrise.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
LeDawn is a variant of LaDawn. An origin associated with LaDawn is American.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1970. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
LeDawn through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 10
- 0 boys · 10 girls
- Most popular year
- 1970
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1987. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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